Songwriters urged to join war effort with wit and wit
Weekly notes veteran tunesmith Geoffrey O’Hara plans new anthem efforts. It recalls his 1929 copyright on a variant of The Star Spangled Banner and his 1918 song triumphs as a war morale figure. Also praised is Al Schacht's comedy in baseball as a patriotic booster amid wartime strain.
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York
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Mr. O'Hara
England
Wales
O’hara
O'Hara
California
United States
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Caruso
al Jolson
Tennessee
American Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers
Bache
Atlantic Charter Millenium
al Schacht
New Jersey
Washington
Hitler
der Fuehrer
Giants
Suzanne Lenglen
Suzanne
Harry Hopkins
Importing Cotton Moves Into Good Neighbor Policy
A plan to import Latin American cotton into the United States gains support as Oscar Johnson sails to Peru and Brazil with CCC funds to buy surplus cotton. Officials fear protests from the cotton belt but southern congressmen back the move, while other Latin American surpluses, including beef and oils, are eyed.
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Mississippi
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Brazil
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Claude Wickard
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Corregidor Falls as Invasion Pours On in Philippines
Weekly analysis notes Corregidor and other Philippine forts surrender after relentless Japanese bombardment. It highlights Allied control of Madagascar securing eastern supply routes and outlines strategic implications.
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Philippine
Madagascar
Corregidor Falls After Long Philippine Stand
Allied forces in the Philippines capitulated Corregidor and other Manila Bay forts after sustained air and artillery bombardment. General Wainwright’s garrison on Corregidor surrendered, ending a crucial defense on Luzon and signaling a shift in Pacific fighting as Japan pushed to tighten lines and threaten allied sea lanes.
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India
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Jugoslavia Harassment Pushes Nazi Troops Westward
A report from Istanbul claims Nazis are diverted to Jugoslavia to quell General Draja Mihailovic's Serbian army as guerrilla warfare and sabotage intensify. The move comes as Russia reacts positively to the German redeployments ahead of a spring offensive.
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Turkey
Jugoslavia
Draja Mikhailovitch
Germany
War Labor Supply Sees Peak Employment At 17.5 Million
War Manpower chairman Paul V. McNutt estimates total wartime employment could reach 17.5 million by end of 1942, up from 1.5 million at start of 1941. He says workers will be redirected to war production but no draft or forced regimentation is planned.
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Nazi Warships Escape From Brest Leave Three Damaged
The Gneisenau Scharnhorst and Prinz Eugen fled Brest through the English Channel last February. The British admiralty says all three are out of action for some time, crippled by torpedo bombing, mines and submarine attacks.
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Scharnhorst
Prinz Eugen
Brest
English
United Nations
U. S
Gandhi Defense Drives Non-Violent Non Cooperation Call
The All-India Congress working committee urges a policy of non-violent non cooperation if Japan invades India. Gandhi leads the revival of nonviolence against belligerent voices including Nehru, opposing scorched earth tactics and blaming the British government for the stance.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
All-India Congress Party
Japan
Congress
Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress Party
Quickies Out in Army Commission Reform Debate
Rep. Charles I. Faddis of Pennsylvania condemns quickie commissions for civilians. He leads a House subcommittee move to amend the army pay bill requiring commissions only for officers' training graduates, National Guard and ROTC officers, or those from approved military schools. He warns against issuing too many civilian commissions.
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Navy
Charles I. Faddis
Pennsylvania
House
Faddis
Congress
House Military Committee
Four Destroyers Set World Record at Kearny Launch
Four destroyers joined in a mass launching at Kearny New Jersey in a record time. The U S S Fletcher Radford Quick and Mervine were completed to about 90 percent. Governor Charles Edison hailed the event as a naval victory equivalent achievement.
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Kearney
N. J
Gov
Charles Edison
New Jersey
U. S. S. Fletcher
U. S. S. Radford
U. S. S. Quick
U. S. S. Mervine
Wartime farming push and overseas executions reported
The Middle West Soil Improvement committee announces a 17 081 000 acre increase in planted area for 14 crops to boost wartime food output. The plan emphasizes soil management and crop specific fertilizers. In Germany 70 Czech forced laborers were shot after a strike. in Vichy 55 French hostages were executed and two German troop trains sabotaged. in Salt Lake City a United Air Lines Mainliner crashed near a mountain during a midnight landing, killing 17.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
London
Germany
Vichy
Salt Lake City
United Air Lines
Moon Is Down critique and wartime arts notes
A reader argues Steinbeck’s The Moon Is Down starkly shows Nazi cruelty in Norway. Eleanor Roosevelt reflects on wartime art, Franklin Jr. hospital visits, youth legislature in New Jersey, flying restrictions, and a plan to fund arts with ten $1000 grants for non members.
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Mr. Steinbeck
Norway
John Steinbeck
Steinbeck
Walter Damrosch
American Academy of Arts and Letters
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